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lection

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛkʃən/

The English word “lection” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of reading.
  2. A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French lection, from Latin lēctiōnem, form of lēctiō, from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lesson.

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